Research
Scope and Contents
The Clare Cooper Marcus collection is primarily comprised of course materials and student work from her time teaching at the University of California, Berkeley from 1969 to 1994 and research notes from her field studies at St. Francis Square (San Francisco), Geneva Towers (San Francisco), Easter Hill, and Eichler Towers. This collection is organized into two series and documents her academic and research career from 1963 until the early 1990s. Series I: Professional Papers consists primarily of Marcus’ correspondence, consulting work, unpublished writings, and book reviews, but also includes biographical information such as Marcus’ CVs and graduate school work between 1963 and 1964. Series II: Faculty Records contains teaching and course materials, and extensive, detailed research notes from her field studies throughout the Bay Area. Throughout these research notes Marcus provides an array of observational data that she and/or her students conducted that ranges from survey interviews of residential community members, drawings done by young school students, and photographs. The Clare Cooper Marcus collection provides a wide range of information on Clare Cooper Marcus’ career from environmental behavior consulting to her academic pursuits in the Departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley.
Dates
- Creation: 1968- circa 1995
Extent
From the Series: 6.5 Linear Feet: (11 Document Boxes 1 Flat Box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives Repository